Election day arrives in Canada
Voters continue to head to the polls today all across Canada, to choose which party will form Government in Ottawa. In Ontario, polls, which opened at 9:30 a.m. close at 9:30 p.m. Residents are reminded to check their voter information card to find their assigned polling station.
One man dead, one officer wounded in shooting
One man was pronounced dead and a Sault Ste. Marie Police Service officer was seriously injured following a shooting incident on Pine Street early Sunday. The call came in at a building across from the Pine Plaza at about 3:40 a.m. over a dispute. The SIU says an officer was shot. They say police returned fire. The man who was struck and pronounced dead at the scene. The officer was taken to hospital. The investigation is continuing.
ONA and APH reach a tentative agreement
The Ontario Nurses’ Association and Algoma Public Health recently reached a tentative agreement. The collective agreement for the 85 public health nurses, registered nurses, and nurse practitioners was reached just ahead of the weekend is up for ratification this Thursday. The Algoma Board of Health, meanwhile, is expected to conduct its own ratification process on Sept. 22.
Two wildfires were confirmed in the Northeast
Two new wildland fires were confirmed in the Northeast region by late afternoon yesterday. Sudbury 56 measures 0.3 of a hectare and is located approximately 5 kilometers southeast of Ashigami Lake. The second, Algonquin Park 6, is located on the northeast shore of Big Porcupine Lake, it measures 0.1 of a hectare.
North College announces a new CIO
Northern College has a new Chief Information Officer. Frédéric Nickner has been found to be the successful candidate. Nickner, who is currently the Registrar at Mohawk College, has served as acting CIO and acting VP Student Services for the school. He is originally from Timmins, with previous experience working at Collège Boréal, as well.
Building permits up for Greater Sudbury
Greater Sudbury City staff are increasing the number of building permits in the Nickle City. Between increased workloads and the COVID-19 pandemic slowing production, they say issuing building permits became more complicated in 2020. The province’s benchmark for building permit turnaround is 10 working days. Last year the average turnaround of 13.7.
Building permits up for Greater Sudbury
Sudbury Student Services Consortium says seven new bus routes failed to run this morning, all as a result of the impact of COVID-19. That’s on top of five existing bus route cancellations from last week. All up they affected students from 7 schools including some at R.L Beattie Public School, who have two new cases of COVID-19. That brings the case count at the school up to four. An outbreak has been declared at the school, although it remains open.
Police are warning of false Percocets
North Bay Police are raising an alarm over fake Percocet pills. Circulating in the area, the call first came in from West Parry Sound OPP and the local Health Unit. They say the pills are stamped “TEC” but may not be Percocets or it may contain other substances. Anyone who finds one should contact Police.
APH warning of potential low-risk COVID-19 exposure
Algoma Public Health is reporting a potential low-risk COVID-19 exposure in Sault Ste. Marie. It’s for anyone who attended the 6:30 p.m. showing of Malignant at the Station Mall’s Galaxy Cinemas in Saturday, Sept. 15. Anyone who attended that showing should self-monitor for COVID signs and symptoms for 10 days from potential exposure, self-isolate, if symptoms develop, and seek testing, are symptoms occur.
Residential fees waived for all tipping fees
The City of Greater Sudbury says they’re waiving all residential tipping fees, this week. It’s for the landfill and waste diversion. Until Sept. 25, residents can dump household items free of charge until 7 p.m. Monday to Friday and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.
GPS respond to shed fire
Greater Sudbury firefighters responded to a call for service Saturday. It was at around 1:20 a.m. when reports of smoke and flames were called in, in the area of St George and Whissell streets. Upon arrival, crews confirmed a shed at the back of a residence was on fire. While the flames were brought under control quickly, the shed was totaled. The cause of the fire is not able to be determined.
